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The Largest 200 Music Stores Ranked By Sales

Who are America's largest music stores, and what did they gross last year? Sales information presented for the largest 200 stores includes sales per employee, sales per store, and productivity rankings, as well as general background and contact information. The most current report includes information on music stores with sales ranging from $3,150,000 to $1,782,499,000.

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Here is a sample of the data you can find on the Top 200 Music Stores(does not reflect current data):

Rank 2006Rank 2006 Company 2006 Sales % Chg 2005 Sales 

2006 Emp 

2005 Emp 2006 Loc 2005 Loc 
11

Guitar Center,
Inc.

$1,782,499,00017.8%$1,513,000,0008,1546,434242159
22Sam Ash Music
Corp.
$445,000,0004.7%$425,000,0002,1002,00045 45 
33Brook
Mays Group
$147,100,000-1.9%$150,100,000760800 64 63 
44Victor's House of Music $125,000,0007.6%$116,100,000 255 215 
57Sweetwater$104,000,00022.3% $85,000,000 220180 
66Hermes Music$85,000,000-4.5% $89,000,000 170 170 
78Full Compass Systems, Ltd.$65,520,0009.4% $59,890,000 140 126 
89Washington Music Center$62,000,0004.1% $59,529,600 92 93 
910J.W. Pepper$59,000,0003.5% $57,000,000 305 300 15 15 
1011Schmitt Music Company$56,000,000-0.3% $56,205,052  270 266 25 21 
1114West L.A. Music$49,464,0009.9% $44,968,000 92 82 
1213Jordan Kitt's$48,500,0000.1% $48,450,000220 230 11 12 
1316Daddy's Junky Music$33,650,0000% $33,647,250 165 164 21 21 
1412Pro Sound & Stage Lighting$31,000,0003.3% $30,000,00065 90 
1515Cascio Music Co., Inc.$30,000,0000%$30,000,000 89 95 

Information in the current report includes financial, employment and background data on the following music stores:

  • Abe Music
  • Abracadabra
  • Accent Music
  • Ace Music Superstore
  • Alamo Music Center
  • Altenburg Piano House
  • Alto Music
  • American Music Seattle
  • Amro Music Stores
  • Antique Electronic Supply
  • Apple Music
  • Art's Music Shop, Inc
  • Audio Light & Musical
  • audioMIDI.com
  • Bach to Rock Music / East Coast Piano
  • Bananas At Large, Inc.
  • Beacock's Music
  • Bill's Music House
  • Bizzare Guitar
  • Bob and Elliott's Piano
  • Bobb's Piano & Organ
  • Boston Organ & Piano Inc.
  • Brent's Music Headquarters
  • Bringe Music
  • Brodt Music Company
  • Brook Mays / H&H
  • Buddy Roger's Music
  • Buffalo Brothers
  • C & M Music Center
  • Caruso Music
  • Cascio Music Co., Inc
  • Chicago Music Exchange
  • Clark Music Co., Inc
  • Colonial Music
  • Colton Piano
  • Cooper Music
  • Cordogan's Pianoland
  • Cream City Music
  • Critchett Piano & Organ
  • Daddy's Junky Music
  • Dallas Piano Warehouse
  • Darrell's Music Hall
  • Dave Phillips Music & Sound
  • Daynes Music
  • Denton Cottier & Daniels
  • Dietze Music House
  • Draisen Edwards Music
  • Drum City Guitar Land
  • Dunkley Music
  • Eastcoast Music Mall
  • Eckroth Music Company
  • Ed Roman Guitars
  • Eighth St. Music
  • Elderly Instruments
  • England Piano & Organ Corp.
  • Evans Music City, Inc.
  • Evola Music Center
  • Falcetti Music
  • Fields Piano & Organ
  • Fletcher Music Centers
  • Forshey Piano Company
  • Frank & Camille's Keyboard Centers
  • Frank Rieman Music, Inc.
  • Freehold Music Center
  • Full Compass Systems, Ltd.
  • Gand Music & Sound
  • Gelb Music
  • George's Music Stores Inc.
  • Grand Piano Haus
  • Grandma's Music
  • Graves Piano & Organ Company
  • Greene Music
  • Griggs Music
  • Groth Music
  • Gruhn Guitars, Inc.
  • Guitar And Keyboard City
  • Guitar Center, Inc.
  • Guitar Showcase
  • Hames Music, Inc.
  • Hammell Music Inc.
  • Hannah Music Co
  • Hauer Music
  • Heid Music
  • Henderson Music Co.
  • Henri's Music
  • Hermes Music
  • Herter Music
  • Hoffman Music Company
  • Holze Music Co., Inc.
  • House of Guitars
  • Huber & Breese Music Studio
  • ICB Audio
  • Infinity Music
  • IRC Audio
  • IRC Music
  • J.W. Pepper
  • Jackson's Music
  • Jacobs Music Company
  • Jent's House of Music
  • Jim's Music Centers  
  • Jordan Kitts
  • K & K Sound & Lighting
  • Karnes Music
  • Keith Jorgensen's
  • Ken Stanton Music
  • Kennelly Keys Music Inc.
  • Kessler & Sons
  • Keyboard Concepts
  • Keyboard World
  • Keyboard World, Inc.
  • Kurt Saphir Pianos
  • L&M Music
  • Leitz Music Co., Inc.
  • Lentine Music
  • Leo's Pro Audio (dba Spitzer Music)
  • Ludwig Aeolian Piano Superstore
  • M. Steinert & Sons
  • Mandolin Brothers
  • Marshall Music
  • Massmusic.net
  • Medley Music Corp.
  • Meridian Music
  • Metro Sound & Lighting
  • Meyer Music
  • Michelle's Piano and Organ
  • Milano Music Center
  • Mills Music, Inc.
  • Mississippi Music, Inc.
  • Mom's Music
  • Morrison Brothers
  • Mozingo Music
  • Mr. E's
  • Music Arts Enterprises, Inc.
  • Music Go Round
  • Musiciansbuy.com
  • Nick Rail Music
  • Norman Music Center
  • Onofrio Piano Company
  • Paige's Music
  • Parker Piano & Organ
  • Pecknell Music Company
  • Piano & Organ Center
  • Piano & Organ Distributors
  • Piano Gallery
  • Piano Music Center
  • Piano Outlet
  • Piano Piano
  • Pianos N' Stuff
  • Portland Music Company
  • Portman's Music inc.
  • Pro Sound & Stage Lighting
  • Pro Sound Music Center, Inc.
  • Prosser Piano & Organ
  • Quinlan & Fabish
  • Rainbow Guitars
  • Riverton Music, Inc.
  • Robert M. Sides
  • Rockley Music
  • Rondo Music
  • Rudy's Music Stop
  • Russo Music Center
  • Saied Music Company
  • Sam Ash Music Corp.
  • Samuel Music
  • Schmitt Music Company
  • Senseny Music, Inc
  • Sherman Clay & Company
  • Sigler Music Centers
  • Skip's Music, Inc.
  • Sound Ideas
  • Southern Nevada Music Co.
  • St. Charles Guitar Exchange
  • Stanton's Sheet Music, Inc.
  • Steinway Hall
  • Steinway Hall Dallas/Ft. Worth
  • Steinway Hall-Akron, Inc.
  • Steinway Piano Gallery
  • Steinway Piano Gallery
  • Steve Weiss Music
  • Strait Music
  • Summerhays Music
  • Sweetwater
  • Tarpley Music
  • Taylor Music, Inc.
  • Ted Brown Music Company
  • The Music Connection
  • The Piano Gallery
  • Trombino Music Centers
  • Victor's House of Music
  • Victors Pianos & Organs
  • Ward-Brodt Music Mall
  • Washburn Piano Company
  • Washington Music Center
  • West L.A. Music
  • West Music Co.
  • Westlake Audio
  • White House of Music
  • Wichita Band
  • Wild West Guitars
  • Willis Music Company  
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